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Jim Hightower | Health Care Hypocrisy
Senator Ted Cruz declined taxpayer-funded coverage because of his wife's Cadillac policy.
The Abject Failure of Reaganomics
House Republicans got next to nothing from their extortion strategy of taking the government and the economy hostage, but they are sure to continue obstructing programs that could create …
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What to Expect During the Cease-Fire
Our real economic problem continues to be a dearth of good jobs along with widening inequality; the president must not surrender under this cease fire.
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The Right’s Closed Information Loop May Set Up the Next Shut Down
Despite speculations that the government shutdown finally would be the end of Tea Party members, it is possible they will use the same tactics come 2014.
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Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus – Campaign Cash
If you want to see how grossly money can distort democracy, just go to the state of Virginia, where there are no limits on how big a check can …
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ACA’s Bungled Rollout Aside, Government Health Insurance Works
We need expanded and improved Medicare-for-All. And we need to vote any politician who won't advance us toward that goal out of office.
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Worse Than Watergate
A new Supreme Court campaign finance case could unleash unprecedented political corruption.
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ObamaCare
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William Rivers Pitt | Rust Never Sleeps
William Rivers Pitt: Take this to heart, friends and neighbors: rust never sleeps, and there is never, ever any rest for the weary.
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Monumental Government
Only one branch of government has a three-ring circus.